trust territory mandate from the United Nations. 1 April 1950: Italian Somalilant is under an Italian trust territory mandate from the United Nations. 19 February 1951: Eritrea is under a British trust territory mandate from the United Nations. 11 June 1951: Moçambique becomes an overseas province. 15 September 1952: Eritrea federated with Ethiopia as an autonomous State. 1 August 1953: Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and Southern Rhodesia are parts of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, until 31 December 1963. 1955: The Kingdom of Chako is annexed to Ethiopia. 14 October 1958: Madagascar gains autonomy from France under the name Malagasy Republic. 20 June 1960: Ruanda-Urundi is separated from the Belgian Congo. 26 June 1960: Madagascar proclaims independence from France. British Somaliland proclaims independence from the United Kingdom under the name State of Somaliland. 1 July 1960: Creation of the Somali Republic by the unification of the State of Somaliland with the Italian Somaliland. 18 October 1960: Rwanda gains autonomy from Belgium, then becomes the Rwandan Republic from 28 January 1961. 31 December 1960: Buganda proclaims independence from the United Kingdom. 1 May 1961: Tanganyika gains autonomy from the United Kingdom, then proclaims independence on 9 December. 21 December 1961: Burundi gains autonomy from Belgium. 22 December 1961: Comoros gains autonomy from France under the name State of Comoros. 1 March 1962: Uganda gains autonomy from the United Kingdom. Independence 1 July 1962: Burundi (as the Kingdom of Burundi) and the Rwandan Republic proclaim their independence from Belgium. 9 October 1962: Uganda proclaims independence from the United Kingdom, taking back Buganda in the process, and becomes the Republic of Uganda from 9 October 1963. 14 November 1962: Autonomy of Eritrea is dissolved by Eritrean parliament (with possible interference by the Emperor of Ethiopia). 9 December 1962: Tanganyika is renamed Republic of Tanganyika, while the traditional monarchies of the countries are abolished, except for the Kingdom of Shambalai. 13 February 1963: The Kingdom of Rwenzururu proclaims independence from Tooro as an autonomous part of Uganda. 9 May 1963: Nyasaland gains autonomy from the United Kingdom, followed by Kenya on 1 June and Zanzibar on 24 June. 10 December 1963: The Sultanate of Zanzibar proclaims independence from the United Kingdom, followed by Kenya on 12 December. 12 January 1964: The Sultanate of Zanzibar is renamed People's Republic of Zanzibar and Pemba. 18 January 1964: Pemba People's Republic proclaims independence from Zanzibar and Pemba,